Chinese shares open lower on Wednesday

Chinese stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.55 percent to open at 2,828.18 points.

The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.74 percent lower at 9,835.58 points, Xinhua reported.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.90 percent to open at 2,062.81 points.

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